Fire-hose rack.



W. MQGLINTOGK. FIRE HOSE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OOT. 16I 1911. 1,073,1 5'2. atented Sept. 16, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WILLIAM McCLINTOGK, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIRE-HOSE RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 16, 1911.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Serial No. 654,984.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MoCLIN'rooK, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the borough of Bronx, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Hose Racks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof. 7

My invention relates to improvements in hose racks such as are used to support the fire hose in large ofiice buildings, factories, and other places and its object is to provide an efficient arrangement for holding a flattened and folded hose by a plurality of independent holding members which engage the edges thereof, and arranged in such a manner that all of the holding members may be simultaneously released so that the hose may drop or be delivered in readiness for use. These and further objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which I will describe my invention, andI will set forthits novel features in appended claims. -Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation partly in section of a hose rack made according to my invention showing a preferred means for supporting it and the manner in which the hose is held on 1t. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same device with the hose removed but with the hose nozzle shown in position in transverse section.

'"Fig. 3 is a sectional end view of my i mproved hose rack taken on the section line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a similar view with the sect-ion in this case being takenon the line t-tof Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation taken on the line 5-5 of Fig.

2 for the purpose of clearly showing the release latch mechanism and the holding device therefor. In Fig. 6 I have shown in end elevation one of the holding members in two of its positions, together with its associated parts. Figs. 7 and 8 are a sectional end view and a sectional side elevation respectively of portions of a modified form of my invention especially designed for use with thick hose such as that which is provided with a rubber lining.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

10 designates a clamp which is adapted to be attached to the pipe 11 through which water is supplied to the hose. This clamp acts as a supporting member for the hose rack and may of course be of any suitable shape or construction. To the forward end of this clamp-like support is pivotally connected by a vertical bolt 12, a substantially rectangular frame of which the back and front are designated by 13 and 14 and the connected sides by 15.

16-16 are swinging metallic bars, the ends of which are constructed toform trunnions which are loosely mounted in holes drilled in the back 13 and slots in the front 14: of the frame. Near the ends of each of these bars are inwardly projecting ears 17. A pipe 18 is fitted snugly between the two ears on each bar and a bolt 19 is run through the pipe and the ears to hold the pipe rigidly in place. Before the pipes and bolts are put in place, however, there are slipped over each pipe a plurality of independent hose holding members such as 20. These are both rotatable and longitudinally slidable on the pipes 18. Theinward projecting portions of-these members are arranged to engage the folds of a hose such as 21 at or near the edges thereof. Each member is also provided with an outwardly projecting portion 22 which forms a shoulder which engages the under side of the bar 16 and prevents downward movement relative to said bar of the hose holding portions of these members. It is to be noted that the inwardly projecting portions may be freely moved upward as is shownin Fig. 6.

From the forward end of the frame eX- tend arms 28 which carry lugs 24 which, with-the front 14 of the frame, carry a pair of sliding latches 25. Near the center of the upper edges of these latches are slots which receive the trunnions 26 projecting from the nozzle of the hose. The extension arms 23 are constructed to form shoulders 27 which project over the nozzle trunnions so that the nozzle cannot be lifted up and off of the latches until the latter have been moved forward. The inner ends of the latches 25 project under the forward ears on each of the bars 16 and hold these bars against turn ing on their trunnions.

To describe the operation of this device I will first explain the manner in which the hose is put on it.

The folds of the hose are put over opposite holding members which may be raised up with the fingers into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 to facilitate this part of the operation. Then after several folds have been thus placed on the rack, the members 20 may be pushed back longitudinally on the pipes. In this way the hose may be packed on the rack and a large amount of it made to occupy but little space. After the hose is in place the nozzle trunnions may be slipped under the shoulders 27,-they are flattened for this purpose, by holding the nozzle in an'inclined position and pushing it back until its trunnions drop into the notches in the top of the latches 25.

28 is a locking bar, one end of which is pivoted at the end of one of the extension arms 23 and the other end of which drops into a slot in the end'of the other arm 23. After the hose and nozzle have'been set up as already described, this locking bar is placed in position. It lies directly in front of the latches 25 and prevents them from moving forward or becoming accidentally deranged.

To release the hose, the locking bar is first swung over out of the and then the nozzle may be taken ofl". It cannot be lifted on account of the shoulders 27, until the latches have been moved forward. The natural movement in taking down the nozzle is to pull the lower end-of it outward; Such a pull will either slide the latches forward or will swing the nozzle about its trunnions until the part of it above the trunnions engaging the upper part of the frame front 12 (a layer ofi'the hose being interposed) will act as a fulcrum so that further movement of the nozzle will forcethelatches forward. As soon as the latches 25 are removed from engagementwith the'ears 17,

the bars 16 swing about theirpivots and the pipeslS drop down into. the position in which they are shown in dottedlines in Fig.1 3. Obviously allthe supporting members not only drop down with; itbnt assume approximately vertical positions so that the hose may fall freely to the floor.

InFigs. 7-and 8 the bars IG -are similar to the bars 16 above described. They are held or released by the same slidable latch mechanism and carry hose holding members QO inthe manner described; But in this modification the frame is made higher and another pair of bars IQ pivoted in the frame, directly above the bars 16 The two rods; 19 and 19 are connected by links 30-so that they move together. This arrangementis designed to accommodate thick hosesuch as the rubber-lined variety. It- 1S difficult" to store hose of this kind compactly but with this arrangement it may be put into the rack in the manner shown in Fig. 8 and a great deal of it made to occupy but little space. In this modification, the holding members have thefree upward movement formerly described to facilitate putting the hose'u'p and it is obvious that in'releasing r the lower bar 16 the upper bar l6 is also released se that all of the hose supports are removed simultaneously and the hose is all delivered immediately.

This rack provides a means for storing hose in a way calculated to prolong its life by reducing to a minimum the contacting portions of the supporting members, and "PI'OVIClIDg for free air circulation about practically everypart of thehose The frame is symmetrical and the discharge or deli-very of the hose from y it is directly downward so that it may be placed close'to a wall without its operation being impeded.

The shoulders 27 which prevent upward holding membersarranged in. two parallel sets. and 1 adapted to engage. a fiattenedhose at the edges thereof; supports for saidhold ing. members, each member adaptedfor in dependent movement onfiwsaid support; in one direction and means for permitting a, simultaneous movement-of all ofsaidimem bers in the oppositedirection.

QMA hose rack comprising a; frame, a. pairof parallel arms pivotally supported by. the frame, a plurality". of holding; embers" supported by each of said arms .for support ing a plurality of hoseloops at the opposite edges thereof, a latch mechanism arranged to be moved :to. permit rotation; ofsaid arms 'to allow the hose loops to drop, and a man-ually movable locking member for preventing said releasing movement of:the lflfCllFD'lQGlliL- nis n. j i I i h 3, A-ho se'rack comprising; a, frame, a pair 1 of parallel arms pivotallysupported by the frame, a plurality of holding members supported by each-of saidarms for supportin'g a plurality of hoseloops at the opposite edges thereof,- slidable latches arranged;

to be moved to permit rotation of said armsy to allow the hose-loops .to 'drop' saidzlatches be ng. arranged to support thehose nozzle.

and means fdrpreventing theremoval of" the nozzle from said latches withoutim parting said release movement .1 to the latches,

4. A-hose rack comprising a pair' of'par- V r V allel rodsgmounted so; thatthey may "be swung about parallel "axesya plurality of holding members on said rods, each of said members being independently rotatable on its rod in one direction, and removable means for preventing said rods with said members from swinging in the opposite direction.

5. A hose rack comprising a pair of parallel rods mounted so that they may be swung about parallel axes, a plurality of holding members on said rods, each of said members being longitudinally slidable and independently rotatable on its rod in one direction, and removable means for preventing said rods with said members from swinging in the opposite direction.

6. A hose rack comprising a substantially rectangular frame, a pair of parallel arms pivotally mounted therein, a pair of rods each of which is supported by one of said pivoted arms in a line parallel with but a fixed distance from its arm, a plurality of independent hose holding members on each of said rods, and a release mechanism ar ranged to allow the rods to swing about said arms.

7 A hose rack comprising a substantially rectangular frame, a pair of parallel arms terminating in axially alined trunnions, supports for said trunnions in the frame, a pair of rods each of which is supported by one of said pivoted arms in a line parallel with but a fixed distance from the axis of the trunnions of its respective arm, a plurality of hose holding members longitudinally slidable upon and rotatable about said rods, each of said members having a shoulder arranged to engage the adjacent arm to limit the rotation of the members in one direction, and a latch mechanism arranged to allow the rods to swing about said trunnions in the same direction when released.

8. A hose rack comprising a substantially rectangular frame, a pair of parallel arms pivotally mounted therein, a pair of rods each of which is supported by one of said pivoted arms in a line parallel with but a fixed distance fromits arm, a plurality of independent hose holding members on each of said rods, and a pair of slidable latches mounted in said frame and arranged to support the nozzle of the hose, said latches being arranged to be actuated by a movement of the hose nozzle to release the rods to allow them to swing about said arms.

9. A hose rack comprising a substantially rectangular frame, a pair of parallel arms terminating in axially alined trunnions, supports for said trunnions in the frame, a pair of rods each of which is supported by one of said pivoted arms in a line parallel Copies of this patent may be obtained for with but a fixed distance from the axis of the trunnions of its respective arm, a plurality of hose holding members longitudinally slidable upon and rotatable about said rods, each of said members having a shoulder arranged to engage the adjacent arm to limit the rotation of the members in one direction, and a latch mechanism comprising a pair of slidable latches mounted in said frame and arranged to support the nozzle of the hose and to release the rods and allow them to swing about said arms when moved, means for preventing the removal of the nozzle from said latches without imparting said release 'movement to the latches, and a locking bar mounted on said frame and arranged to prevent said releasing movement of the latches.

10. A hose rack comprising a plurality of holding members arranged in two parallel sets and adapted to engage a flattened hose at the edges thereof, supports for said holding members providing for independent upward movement of each member, and means for allowing a simultaneous clownward movement of all of said members.

11. A hose rack comprising a substantially rectangular frame, two arms longitudinally disposed in proximity to the side edges of the frame and provided with trunnions horizontally pivoted to the said frame, and arranged to rotatively support the arms on longitudinal axes, each of the said arms being provided with a set of short holding pins which extend laterally therefrom, the pins of the two said arms being normally in line with each other, and latch mechanism for supporting the said arms, said latch mechanism being arranged to be actuated to release said arms, by a movement of the nozzle of the supported hose.

12. A hose rack comprising a substantially rectangular frame, two arms pivoted thereto on parallel horizontal longitudinal axes and longitudinally disposed in proximity to the side edges of the frame, each of the said arms being provided with short oppositely disposed laterally extending holding pins, and longitudinally disposed latches slidably mounted in the said frame, for engagement with the said arms to support the same, the said latches being adapted to support the nozzle of the supported hose and to be actuated by a movement of said nozzle to release the arms.

WILLIAM MCCLINTOCK.

Witnesses F. Gnavns, H. E. KIRBY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

